Grindrod Garlic Festival August 17, 2025

Competition classes are open to everyone. 

• Are you convinced your garlic is the best?  From Most Unusual Shape to Best Braid and Most Varieties Grown, there is a garlic class to fit every size and shape of garlic!
• People’s Choice Art Contest - Create an original, garlic-inspired work of art in any medium, the winner will get a prize and will be featured on next year's poster.

Click Here for judging categories.  

Grindrod Garlic Festival Schedule
 

10:00 Festival opens, welcome!

10:00 - 11:00 Judging Entries Accepted

10:30 - 11:30 Garlic Braiding (soft neck) with Veronica Faulkner, Grindrod Garlic Goddess  (sign up at Info/volunteer tent , $20 charge for braid, audit for free!)

 11:30 - 12:30 Garlic Talk with Bessette Creek Farm

12:00 Judging for Entries

12:00 - 12:30 Garlic Eating Contest

12:30 - 1:30 Garlic Braiding (soft neck) with Veronica Faulkner, Grindrod Garlic Goddess  (sign up at Info/volunteer tent , $20 charge for braid, audit for free!)

1:30 - 2:30 Garlic Bundling (hand neck) with Brandi of Bessette Creek  Farm (sign up at Info/volunteer tent , $20 charge for braid, audit for free!)

3:00 People's Choice Art Vote Count & Announcement

4:00 Festival Closes

Thank you for coming!